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Ramp hits $32B valuation, just 3 months after hitting $22.5B
In 2025 alone, Ramp has leapt from being worth $13 billion to $32 billion with new rounds every few months.
Cisco acquires translation startup EzDubs
Cisco has acquired Y Combinator-backed translation app EzDub to integrate it into its communication suite.
Our Favorite Compact Soundbar Is $100 Off
This slim bar can slide under any TV, and it has a surprisingly rich feature set for the price.
What’s the Best Hair Straightener for You? It Depends (2025)
Our team tested 30 hair straighteners, from luxe brands like GHD and Dyson to inexpensive models like Conair, to help you find your hair’s perfect match.
Luminar is fighting with its biggest customer as bankruptcy threat looms
The fight comes at a perilous time for Luminar, which is running out of cash and under SEC investigation.
Ubisoft admits an AI-generated image "slipped through our review process" in Anno 117: Pax Romana
Ubisoft will remove an AI-generated image from Anno 117: Pax Romana after admitting it "slipped through [its] review process".
Sequoia-backed fintech Aspora will let Indian diaspora pay bills back home
The startup said that until now, users had to either transfer the money to their Indian accounts or ask someone to handle the bills for them. The other option for them was to use their foreign cards and try and pay bills while facing high charges and payment failures.
Google rolls out its AI ‘Flight Deals’ tool globally, adds new travel features in Search
To get started, users need to describe where, when, and how they want to travel. Flight Deals will then use AI to display the best bargains available.
DoorDash confirms data breach impacting users’ phone numbers and physical addresses
The delivery giant said “no sensitive information” was accessed, and did not specify the number of customers, delivery workers, and merchants who were impacted by the breach.
Cities: Skylines to switch developer
Paradox Interactive and Cities: Skylines developer Colossal Order have "mutually decided to pursue independent paths," with development of the city-builder series switching to Iceflake Studios.
PowerLattice attracts investment from ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger for its power-saving chiplet
PowerLattice, a startup founded by veteran electrical engineers from Qualcomm, NUVIA, and Intel in 2023, claims to have developed a groundbreaking approach that reduces the power needs of computer chips by more than 50%.
A Collision With Space Debris Leaves 3 Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Orbit
The only craft docked at Tiangong space station has been damaged and “does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return.”
25 Best Tech Books to Gift (2025): Biographies, Startup Histories, Exposés
Give the techie in your life access to the inner workings of the companies and characters shaping Big Tech.
Jeff Bezos reportedly returns to the trenches as co-CEO of new AI startup, Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos is partly backing a new AI startup called Project Prometheus that has raised $6.2 billion in funding, and will take on duties as co-chief executive.
Why Amplitude Studios had to leave Sega
Paris-based Amplitude Studios made its mark in 2012 with the 4X turn-based strategy title Endless Space, which led to a number of sequels and spin-offs, including Endless Legend and Dungeon of the Endless in 2014, and Endless Space 2 in 2017.
Don’t Donate Torn, Stained Clothes and Sheets—Send Them to Trashie
Recycling isn’t just for glass and paper anymore. This mail-order clothes recycling program lets you earn points for old textiles and e-waste.
Luminal raises $5.3 million to build a better GPU code framework
Inference optimization startup Luminal has announced $5.3 million in a seed funding round led by Felicis Ventures, with angel investment from Paul Graham, Guillermo Rauch, and Ben Porterfield.
MCP AI agent security startup Runlayer launches with 8 unicorns, $11M from Khosla’s Keith Rabois and Felicis
Three-time founder Andrew Berman is back with a startup that helps IT ensure business users' AI agents operate securely.
Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen, and its website defaced
The defacement of Protei's website said "another DPI/SORM provider bites the dust," apparently referring to the company selling its web intercept and surveillance products to phone and internet providers.